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Perestroika: The Last Attempt to Create the New Soviet Person

Date & Time

Friday
Jul. 20, 2018
10:30am – 11:30am ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

Co-sponsored by the History and Public Policy Program.

Perestroika is most frequently interpreted retrospectively, as the final stage in the Soviet Union’s demise and part of a broader transition to capitalist democracy. Dr. Courtney Doucette goes back to the reforms’ inception in 1985, however, to study the intentions of perestroika’s architects.  With discussant Steven Harris, Doucette will analyze how these pivotal reforms were designed to overcome a pervasive moral crisis by refreshing the populace and attempting to create a more engaged Soviet citizen.


Hosted By

Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.  Read more

History and Public Policy Program

The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.  Read more

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